Record-cabinet



E. C. FREMAUX.

RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1,1919.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED ocr.1,1919.

1,350, 146. Patented Aug. 17,1920.

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RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.1,19|9.

1,350,14 Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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.EDWARD vCHARLIElS FREMAUX, 0F RAYNE, LOUISIANA RECORD-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD C ARLES FRE- MAUX," a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kayne, in the parish of 'Acadia and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Record-Cabinet, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present 'ihventionrelates "to a record cabinet and particularly to that class of such cabinets which are adapted to hold disk talkin machine records, onecompartment being" b n a r n provlded in the cabinet for each record whereby the "records may be maintained in dust proofholders and selectively removed from the cabinet, means being provided to prevent the record'being replaced in its Wrong holder.

The primary object of the invention is to provide. asimple and practical cabinet for disk records which will insurethe records being kept in their proper holders, to which end I propose to provide a plurality of compartments, each of which-havingan individual locking'device whereby the records may be selectively removed, and means for automatically and collectivelylocking the V remainder of the compartments upon 'unlocking one of the compartments. In this way when a record is removed it will be possible to replace it in the wrong compartment. as the other compartments are locked and'inaccessible until the removed record has been replaced. .7

Further objects will'be referred to with reference tothe accompanying drawing, the 7 points of novelty being particularly set forth in the subjoined claims. Insaid drawings,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the cabinet; H I r Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

I Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showing the parts in different positions from that 'showninF1g.1;

Fig. l-is a top plan view l 5-5,

. *ig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6,

%ig. 7 isa sectional view of the individual locking. device.

Referring of reference, acabinet 1 having a-cover 1 is constructed with a plurality of record compartments, each of which being made up of rocking the'lever 9 to the'drawings by characters guides 2 with the pivotedgrooved arm 313m- 7 g Specification of Letters Patent. Pa,t ,11f l .A g 17 1920; Application filed october l, 1919 s u re-327,691.

viding the'bottom support for the record. 1

The arm 3 is pivoted as at 4 and actuated the spring 5 to project therecord beyond the top of the compartment. j A cover 6 is provided for the compartment consisting also of a grooved member pivoted as at 7*an d adapted to swingupwardly and when closed adapted'to. cooperate with the record 8 in compressing the spring-5 and maintaining the record within the compartment under compression.

" Each of the'compartments is constructed' as'just described. Disposed transversely-of "andal ongthe top of thecabinet is a series .of individual locking-devices for each ofthe covers 6, adapted to maintain the covers-normally closed but operable to selectively releaseany oneof the covers and permit the spring actuated arm 3 to project the-record above the edge ofthe compartment-where it may be conveniently. grasped and removed. Each of the locking devices specificallycomprises a pivoted spring actuated and vertically disposed rocking lever 9 having catchlO adapted to engage the ledges 6 on the lower side of thefree end of the cover'6 and maintain the sameclosed (see, :forin stance Fig-x1), the spring 11 adapted to nor- -mally maintain the lever 9 and catch 10in locking engagement with the cover 6. Over-J lying the locking device is a perforated plat'e 12,-the perforations 12 ofwhich being disposed immediately over-the groove in the tops. of the channel locking levers .9 whereby the finger 13 of a key'14,1which is slidably-mounte'don the rod 15, may selectively engage any of the perforations for fromlocking engagement with the cover 6.

for selectively releasing any of the covers and releasing, the catch 10.

whereby the pivoted arm 3 may be released to project the record in position tov be grasped V and removed from its compartment.

It very often happens, particularly, i111 those record cabinets where a person must exercise care in replacing the record in its proper. place, that a number'ofrecords will be removed from the cabinet. atone time and replaced regardless of their proper positionsga Now according to the present invention this will be impossible in that when the key 14 has been slid on the rod 15 and actuated to unlockoneof the covers I have provided means for automatically and collectively maintaining the remainder of the compartments locked. I Thisis accomplished by means of an apron 16 pivoted'as at 17 in the lower corner of the cabinet below the individual locking means above referred to;

This apron extendsthe entire width of the cabinet (see, for instance, Fig. 5) and when inactive itassumes a position as shown in Fig. 1, overlying the elongated ends 3? of the arms 3. When one of the covers 6 has 1 been unlocked and the record 8 removed, the

spring-actuated arm 3 will be swung on its pivot 4 into a position substantially as shown in Fig. 3, with the end 3 maintaining the apron 16 in abutting relation with the lower ends of the levers 9, which will prevent any rocking motion ofthe levers, and consequently the key 14 will be unable to rockvthe levers and disengage the-catches 10 from the covers 6. So long as the arm 3 is in raised position not only will the remainderof the compartments be locked as just described, but the compartment from whichthe record has been removed will also be locked open; ,in other words, the cover 6 cannot be locked. again until the record has been replaced on the: arm 3 to. press it to normalposition; Therefore, when a record is" removed it must be replaced in its particular compartment before any other record can be removed or before its compartment can be again locked. j

It will often happen that each and every I compartment. of the cabinet will'not con tain a record, therefore, some means 'must be provided for rendering these 'emptycom partments-i'nactive in order that the other compartments may 'operate properly. To this end a separate'and independent locking means, consisting preferably offithe screw 18, is adapted to project through the base of the cabinet in position where it may be turned up to engage the end 3 of the arm 3 and maintain the same inactive (see, for instance,Fig. 1). Eachofthe arms 3xis provided with this screw locking means, best shown in Fig.2. Thus any one of the compartments may be selectively maintained inactive by turning up the screw 18 which engages the end 3 of the arm '3 located in the empty compartment. In some instances, it will be desirable to number the perforations in the plate 12 to correspondto' an index number and to likewise number the screws 18' to correspond to the index" numbers of the compartments. For'instance, if the in dexgave number 9 asthe-nu-mber of the compartmentcontaining the record sought the key would-be moved to the perforation numbered 9 and in this manner open No.

9 compartment, the other hand, should article holding compartments, a cover for I each compartment, a lock for each cover, an

article support in each compartment i apted to project the article beyond the compartment upon the unlocking of the cover thereof, and means coactingwith the article support for collectively locking the covers of the remainder of the compartments uponthe unlocking of the cover of one compartment. 1

. 2. In a dispensing cabinet, a plurality of article holding compartments, a cover for each compartment, a lock for each cover, an article presentingsupport in each compartment adapted to project-the'article beyond the compartment upon the unlocking of the cover thereof, means for collectively locking the remainder of the compartments upon the unlocking of one compartment, and means ,coeperating with the article support for maintaining any of said compartments inactive. r

3 In a dispensing cabinet as set forth: in cla1m2 and in which the article presenting p voted spring actuated arm and infwhich the said cover coeperates with. the article and compresses the spring for holdingthe article in its compartment under tension of said spring. f

.4. In a device of the character described, a plurality of article holding compartments, a spring actuated article support in each compartment, an. individual 7 locking device for each compartment, and means actuated upon the unlocking of a compartment ,for automatically locking the remainder of the support for each compartment comprises a compartments, said meanscomprising apivoted apron adapted to .coact :with the spring actuated article support and the individual" locking device for each compartment? 5. In a cabinet ofpthe character described, a plurality of compartments, each made'of a channeled'frame and adapted to receive 7 a disk record, each of said compartments embodyingvin its construction a spring actuated pivoted arm adapted tosupport. the record, side members and a cover, the said cover being pivoted and adapted to close its respective compartment, an individual lock for each cover, a key, common to all the locks for selectively unlocking a compartment, said key being slidably mounted adj acent the locks, and an automatic locking device controlled by the unlocking of one compartment for collectively locking the remainder oi the compartments.

6. In a dispensing cabinet, a casing having a plurality of article holding compartments, a cover for each compartment, a pivoted and spring pressed locking member for each cover, a pivoted and spring pressed article support in each compartment, and adapted to project the article beyond the compartment upon unlocking the cover, and means operated by the article support and cooperating With the several locking members to hold them in active positions.

7. In a dispensing cabinet, a casing havmg a plurality of article holdmgcompart-- ments, a cover for each compartment, a pivoted and spring pressed locking member for each cover, a pivoted .and spring pressed article support in each compartment and" I adapted to project the article beyond the compartment upon unlocking the cover, and

a pivoted apron operated by the article support for swinging it into engagement" with the several locking members to hold them 1n active position.

8. In a dispensing cabinet, a casing having a plurality of article holding compartinents, a pivoted cover for each compartment, a locking member for eachcover, pivupon unlocking the cover, and an apron pivoted adjacent the lower ends, of the locking members and normally overlying the free ends of the several article supports.

9. In a dispensing cabinet, a casing hav ing a plurality of compartments, a cover for each compartment, a pivoted and spring pressed locking member for each cover, each member having a recess in its upper end, an apertured plate above the upper ends of the said members, and a slidab'le finger above the perforated plate and adapted to be proj ected through an aperture on the plate into the recess of a locking member.

EDWARD CHARLES FREMAUX. 

